Honest drug education in the schools does not exist in this country. Instead, we have failed programs like DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). At best, DARE is ineffective in decreasing drug use among youths. At worst, the program may actually be harming our kids. Here is a collection of articles offering insight into the DARE program and its effectiveness.
Studies Find Drug Program Not Effective; 1993
This is Your Brain On D.A.R.E.; Sept, 1994
Excerpt from: "Programming Fascism - The Drug War On Our
Children"; High Times, June 1994.
Parents Against DARE: contact information
Review of Existing DARE Evaluations
Girl Blows Whistle On Mom; 1994
DARE Scare: Turning Children Into Informants?; Jan 1994
Just Say 'Maybe'
Netherlands Drug Policy
Sam's $.02 On How To Help End Cannabis Prohibition
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